The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-03-31
School District Meeting.

School District Meeting.
The Central School District meeting in this city,
Saturday afternoon, was the second largest school
meeting held in Belfast. 1t is not clear what
brought out such a large number unless 1t was to
renew the city election fight on a small scale. The
rum clement was prominent, N it was at the city
candidate for school agent was elected he would
discharge Mr.. J. W. MITCHELL principal of tho
Upper Grammar school, while the opposing candi
date would retain him. The temperance men were
told the reverse Of this to secure their votes. 1t
was an illustration Of "heads win tails you Ose.
One rumsellcr who held Haney ticket was asked
why he intended to vote that way, and no replied
81 want to get rid Of that Id Mitchell" An
other, who is neither rumseller nor temper
ance man, said he intended to vote for Haney that
Mitchell might be retained. Mr.. Mitchell is a
Good Templar, temperance worker, and has
been active in several search and seizure in
this city. The rum element have threatened him
position as teacher.
At2 O'Clock the meeting was called to order by
the clerk, but the High school room was crowded
that balloting would have been impossible and on
motion of A. C. sibley the meeting was adjourned
to meet at the Belfast Opera House.
On assembling at the Opera House tho meeting
was called to order and Messrs A. X. p. Moore, 4.
{. siblcy and W. III. Fogler were made commit
tee to receive sort and count votes for moderator
The following is the result of the ballot:
Whole number of votes 297
w. Is. Swan had $50
Geo. h. johnson l45
{. W. Haney =
and W. Is. Swan was declared elected Il. &. Dyer
was elected District Clerk for the ensuing year.
Mr. James Pattec, agent, read his annual report
which was accepted The following is an abstract;
City appropriations ............. 1892. 80
District for general school purposcs...... 100000
District for High SCHOOL, ....... 100000
For charging No. Primary School House.. 5000
Free High school fund from State. 5000
Tuition collected. .................... 80. 1885
sc uncollected.. ...... 9.25
Sale Of various articles. 1868
Assets of District March 21th, 1886 ........ 2slG0
Total assets. Observation-Disclosures. 1929 IS
The following sums have been paid out:
For salaries to school teachers. $685. 30
Janltor NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 10000
Fuel ........................ ...... 1854
Stoves and repairs. ......... ............. 1854
Furniture and repairs. 90. :. ..........,. 573S
General REPAIRS material and labor....... 2l730
Supplies-books, stationary, etc...... 90. 1919
Miscellaneous ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1926
Repairing No. Primary School II0usc...... 1874
Total paid out................ ...... s6,9ll 65
Rccapitulation-
Appropriations. Observation-Disclosures. .......$1. 42s5
Expenditures. Observation-Disclosures. 6,9ll65
: 33l 20
The agents personal account is:
Amount received by agent. $4Ol IS
cApcntieu.. ...................... 24O.35
Balance in agents hands. $l6O 63
Mcssrs. a. X. p. Moore, w. ii. Foglcr, A. C..
Sibey and W. =. Thompson were made commit
tee to receive, sort and count votes for school
agent. The result
Whole number of votes Alp
CIV. llaney had sl5
j. q. Cook had 1877
and Mr.. Hancy was declared elected.
On motion of r. F. Dunton $1,000 were appropri-
ated for free High school.
On motion of ". II. Fogler $1,000 were appropri-
ated for general school purposes.
1t was stated that 4 portion of the seats at the
North Primary school house were new and the re
mainder of the old ones will be replaced by new.
A. X. Pierce, A. Z. Sibley and James T. Pottle
were made committee to take into consideration
the feasibility and expense of better system of
heating the school houses on the common and to
report at subsequent meeting. The same COM
mittec were authorized to look into the matter Of
better drainage and ccmentng the school house
cellars also the matter Of ventilation and improy
ing the school house grounds.
y special meeting is called at O'Clock in the af
ternoon four weeks from the present meeting.
1t is remarkable coincidence that at the school
| meeting IN 1860, when great Interest was mani
fcsed the vote for school agent was AID, the exact
vote of Saturday last.
The Coronet Wins the Ocean Yacht Race.
The Coronet arrived off Queenstown at II 80
O'Clock Sunday morning, passing the given line,
Roches point. The victorious yacht fired five guns
and the time was at once taken by the secretary
and members of the Royal Cork Yacht Club, who
had been on the lookout for her arrival. The wind
was blowing hard and the COronct entered Cork
harbor in spanking style, with all sail set. Her
actual time on the passage computed on the Green
wich basis was IA days, 10 hours, minutes IA sec
| onds. The whole number of nautical miles sailed
Was 29i9 The longest days run was 29l ) miles,
made March 9th, and the shortest 3SS miles, made
on Tuesday, March %. The average was from go
to go miles. The weather was uncommonly tenn
pestuous even for this of the year. No less
than seven heavy gales contrivcd to keep the sea
in fcrment for II days Of the trip, and for two
days the weather severe as to make the
question of the yachts living through them some
what doubtful. She behaved splendidly, however,
in all sorts of weather. and proved herself one of
the stanchest, if of the fastest vessels of
her type atlcat. No accidents happened to any of
the sailors, despite the great risks they were
PEELED to at times. With the exception of three
torn sails and little broken tackle, everything on
board the boat was in as good shape when the an
chor was dropped on Queenstown as when it was
raised of Tompkinsyille, l.. l.
The Coronet was built for her present owner in
lsS3, and is larger than the Dauntless and should
outsail her She measures l33 feet over all, l23
feet line p feet BEAM - feet inches depth
and II feet 6 inches draught. Comparing her with
the Dauntless she is 10 feet longer all and is
also q feet > inches longer the water line She
has foot . inches more beam than the Dauntless,
Is feet inch deeper, and her draught is the same
as the Dauntless The Dauntless was built in 1866
and is keel schooner of 126 40 tons, new measure
mcn. She measures l23 feet II inches over ALL ll6
feet inches water line, p feet inches beam,
feet inches deep, and IL feet inches draught.
side.
The betting generally was in favor of the Daunt-
less, or rather in favor of her veteran skipper,
Capt. Samucls. Capt. &. +. Crosby OF the CorOnet
although 4 thorough seaman, has had no expert
cnce in yachting. 1t is said, however, that in his
manTuvering at the start he displayed more judg-
New ork, and having then taken the lead he kept
it 10 the finish Capt Crosby is native Of East
port and Maine people will rejoice over the victOry
he has won.
The Dauntlcss crossed the finishing line at
G.45 p. M, March %, thirty hours behind the
Coronet. Her actual time on the passage WIS l6
days, hour, As minutes and Ii seconds. All on
board are well and the yacht is in as good shape
| rs when she left Owls Head, nothing having been
carried away. She experienced about the same
weather as the COrOnet. comparison of the logs
of the two racers indicates that they followed
| about the same course. Caldwell Colt, owner of
the Dauntess, says he encountered more wind than
| he barganed for. For sixteen hours his boat was
obliged to lay to. Once she scutded before the
gale under bare poles. On the 25th of March run
of 32s miles was made, which is said to be the best
ever made by yacht on the Atlantic. On the oath
the yacht rolled badly that the water tank burst
| and the crew were served with ale, clarct and
champagne.
1t is thought the race was an advertising dodge
on the part of Mr. Bush as he now offers the COro-
| net for sale at sI500OO. Mr.. Colts losses by his
defeat are said to reach $4,000. r. X. Fox has Of
fered cup of the value of 5000 for return race
from Fastnet, ireland, to Sandy Hook.
The Megantic Fish and Game Club.